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Mass Production of Entomopathogenic Fungi (Metarhizium anisopliae) using Different Grains as a Substrate

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Relation http://oar.icrisat.org/10445/
http://dx.doi.org/10.20546/ijcmas.2018.701.268
10.20546/ijcmas.2018.701.268
 
Title Mass Production of Entomopathogenic Fungi (Metarhizium anisopliae) using Different Grains as a Substrate
 
Creator Agale, S V
Gopalakrishnan, S
Ambhure, K G
Chandravanshi, H
Gupta, R
Wani, S P
 
Subject Pest Management
 
Description Investigations were carried out towards the “Mass production of entomopathogenic fungi
(Metarhizium anisopliae) using different grains as a substrate” at International Crops
Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Patancheru, Hyderabad during
2016-17. The accomplishment of microbial control of insect pests, the successful mass
production of the microbial agents in the laboratory significant availability of the pathogen
is a primary requirement in the biocontrol programme. Metarhizium anisopliae is an
entomopathogenic fungus which is used against a number of insect pests‟ management and
very successful biopesticides in integrated pest management practices to reduces the cost
of production and minimize the environment and public health hazard. To develop a
proficient method for the deployment of this fungus as a bio control agent, various grains
and liquid media such as Potato Dextrose Broth and Sabouraud‟s Dextrose Broth were
screened. Significantly highest conidial count (67.6 × 103 spores/ml) was observed on
green gram followed by sorghum in 103 dilutions, the assessment fungus whereas SDB
produced significantly higher spore production of the fungi. Highest conidial count (63.7 ×
103 spores/ml) was observed on SDB media followed by PDB in 103.
 
Publisher Excellent Publishers
 
Date 2018
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
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Identifier http://oar.icrisat.org/10445/1/Mass%20Production%20of%20Entomopathogenic%20Fungi.pdf
Agale, S V and Gopalakrishnan, S and Ambhure, K G and Chandravanshi, H and Gupta, R and Wani, S P (2018) Mass Production of Entomopathogenic Fungi (Metarhizium anisopliae) using Different Grains as a Substrate. International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences, 7 (1). pp. 2227-2232. ISSN 23197692